US scientists have proved the futility of the well-known anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in the fight against coronavirus, Associated Press reported.

Scientists got acquainted with the results of the treatment of 368 infected people and came to the conclusion that hydroxychloroquine is ineffective as a drug against coronavirus.

According to them, mortality during treatment with an antimalarial drug was 27.8%, while among patients taking it in combination with the antibiotic Azithromycin, mortality was 22.1%.

The lowest mortality rate (11.4%) was recorded in patients who were treated by doctors using a standard set of procedures to combat complications caused by coronavirus infection.

The results of this study have not yet been studied by independent experts and have not been published in medical journals.